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Longtime GC At Marriott Vacations Worldwide To Step Down
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. announced Friday that the company's longtime general counsel will soon step down, more than three decades after beginning his in-house legal career at Marriott International Inc.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In February? Alphabet And More
Legal leaders at Alphabet, Bloom Energy and United Therapeutics made life a little sweeter during Valentine's month as each sold over $5 million worth of stock in February.
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Lindsey Halligan Faces Fla. Bar Investigation, Watchdog Says
The Florida Bar is investigating Lindsey Halligan, the former interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who pursued controversial indictments against President Donald Trump's political opponents, according to a letter the Campaign for Accountability made public Thursday.
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UK Law Sector's Private Equity Boom Offers Lessons For US
Private equity money is pouring into the U.K. legal sector, fueling a wave of consolidation in consumer-facing practices and offering a glimpse of what it could look like if outside investment in the U.S. legal industry takes off.
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Polsinelli Brings On McDermott Healthcare M&A Pro In Florida
Polsinelli PC has brought on a McDermott Will & Schulte partner in its Fort Lauderdale, Florida, office, strengthening its healthcare mergers and acquisitions practice.
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Criminal Contempt Of DOJ Attys Unlikely For Violating Orders
Federal judges have been floating the possibility of holding government attorneys in criminal contempt of court for violating immigration-related court orders, a potentially shocking move that scholars say is unlikely and probably less effective than civil contempt orders.
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Robinson & Cole's New Boston-Based Leader On Firm Growth
Robinson & Cole LLP's recent decision to name Boston-based attorney J. Michael Wirvin as its new managing partner — the firm's first leader in 180 years based outside its home state of Connecticut — symbolizes its steady growth into other major markets in the region and across the country.
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Hinshaw & Culbertson Adds HR, Risk Management Leaders
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has tapped two new administrative leaders for the firm, a chief human resources officer in Tampa from Carlton Fields and a director of risk management in New Jersey from McGlinchey Stafford PLLC.
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Cullen And Dykman Arrives In Fla. With Palm Beach Office
Cullen and Dykman LLP has entered the Florida market with a new office in Palm Beach.
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Fisher Phillips Unveils New Branding To Mark Growth
Employer-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips debuted new branding this week, featuring a new logo and updated website, to mark its growth in the last several years into what it called a global power in the employment law space.
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11th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Fee Dispute From BCBS MDL
The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of an attorney fee dispute between two lawyers on the plaintiffs' side of a $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield multidistrict litigation, ruling Tuesday that neither an oral deal nor a letter between the two lawyers was binding on their payouts.
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Mideast War Has In-House Legal Teams Scrambling
The ongoing military actions in the Middle East have created a volatile situation for companies that have operations, employees or contractors there, and in-house legal teams are intensely focused on keeping employees safe and protecting business continuity.
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Berger Singerman Expands In Fla. With Litigation Firm Combo
Attorneys and staff members at litigation firm Rocke McLean Sbar have joined Florida business law firm Berger Singerman LLP through a business combination.
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Rumble Adds GC With Big-Co. Arts And Media Background
The former legal leader for WWE Inc., The Juilliard School, Time Inc. and other large corporations has joined YouTube rival Rumble as its new general counsel.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds New Partners In 4 US Offices
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has announced the hiring of four partners across the U.S. to bolster its corporate, employment, intellectual property and litigation departments.
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DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face
A day after informing the D.C. Circuit that it would no longer seek to defend the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump against four law firms, the U.S. Department of Justice reversed course Tuesday, requesting permission to withdraw its motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals.
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Fla. Gov. Elevates Tallahassee Judge To Appeals Bench
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a Tallahassee trial court judge to the First District Court of Appeal bench Monday.
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Robinson & Cole Names 1st Managing Partner Outside Conn.
For the first time in the firm's 180-year history, Robinson & Cole LLP has selected a managing partner based outside Hartford, Connecticut.
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Winston & Strawn Arrives In New Miami Office
Winston & Strawn LLP announced Monday that it has moved into its new digs in Miami's financial district just four years after the firm made its debut in the market.
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Fla. Judge Faces Possible Suspension Over Bogus Recording
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission's hearing panel has recommended a 30-day suspension, $10,000 fine and public reprimand for a judge for sharing a fabricated recording of a chief judge disparaging another judge during her 2024 election campaign.
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Barnes & Thornburg Taking 'Practical' Approach To AI Rollout
Barnes & Thornburg LLP leaders say they are eschewing popular artificial intelligence programming like hackathons and broad policies requiring technology use in favor of a more "practical" approach.
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Attorney, Law Firm Seek Exit From EB-5 Fraud Suit
An attorney and his law firm urged a Florida federal judge to throw out fraud claims a proposed class of EB-5 investors lodged against them over what they called a sham real estate development in Orlando, Florida.
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Kluger Kaplan Exiting $500M Miss America Ownership Battle
Kluger Kaplan attorneys said Friday they can no longer represent a businessman in a $500 million dispute over the ownership of the Miss America pageant, after a Florida federal court's questions to the lawyers about documents the court has found to be fraudulent put them in conflict with their client.
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Tracking BigLaw Leadership Moves
Keeping up with the latest trends and developments in the legal industry is essential for staying competitive. One key area to watch is law firm leadership — the individuals who set the strategic direction of the firm and shape its culture and operations.
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Fla. Legal Nonprofit Launches AI Tool To Bridge Justice Gap
As a way to help fill an access to justice gap, Florida nonprofit public interest law firm Bay Area Legal Services recently launched Bailey B., a free AI-powered legal assistant meant to help residents navigate landlord-tenant issues.
Expert Analysis
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Series
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
Brian Burlant at Major Lindsey looks at how pandemic-era remote work has changed the way law firms operate — from shifts in secretarial functions to associate professional development — and explains why some alterations may be here to stay.
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Opinion
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The success of a Broward County, Florida, court earlier this month in conducting jury selection online is a true testament of faith in the jury system, and there is no doubt trials can be conducted via a video platform during the pandemic, says Chief Judge Jack Tuter of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit.